Huw Foster

Another one with The White Keys from our Under The Bridge gig. A personal favourite of mine. [media]http://vimeo.com/70902387[/media]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1374149335' post='2145798'] Nice tight band mate, and great vocals. Good stuff.... Garry [/quote] Cheers Garry, appreciate it!

Another one from Under The Bridge with The White Keys. Somebody Else's Guy: [media]http://vimeo.com/70452292[/media]

I've set up a thread for these two, but I'm sure there's no harm in posting them here. My band The White Keys at Under The Bridge in February. Soul Education (Jamiroquai) [media]http://vimeo.com/66607964[/media] Superstition (SW) & Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) [media]http://vimeo.com/67643640[/media] More to come next week hopefully!

[quote name='jamesbass116' timestamp='1367443854' post='2065882'] Here's my latest video! I felt inspired to do a Beyoncé tune after seeing her live at the O2 Arena on Monday.. Hope you enjoy it! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXxlG_XV-Vo[/media] [/quote] Great phrasing and feel!

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1369333389' post='2087972'] Any Hugh and cry covers ? [/quote] Not really our thing I'm afraid!

Bump for a new video (see first post)

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1369222300' post='2086438'] Wow! 4 singers, a drummer AND a percussionist, a keys guy, guitarist and bassist - and some bloke on sax or something (I've probably missed people too). Not my kinda music - but very listenable and pro sounding. Well done those people. Great vid. I suspect you don't come cheap? [/quote] Yup, all in all it was 4 singers guitar bass keys drums percussion 3 piece horn section That particular line-up is our biggest, but we can scale down to a 5/6-piece band for those on a budget. Mostly we go out as an 8 or 9-piece (2/3 singers, 2/3 horns). Cheers!

Cheers guys! I've got to say this isn't even the best song we did... and I'm ludicrously excited to show you the rest.

I hope it's OK to post this here! My band [url="http://www.thewhitekeys.co.uk"]The White Keys[/url] did a gig at Under The Bridge back in February, and we filmed/recorded the whole thing for promotional purposes. We've just got one of the videos back from the editor. Please have a look and let me know what you think! [media]http://vimeo.com/66607964[/media] It's a cover of Soul Education by Jamiroquai, based on their Montreux live version. For that night we were also called 'Soul Education' - as I understand it, it's the name for the larger 12-piece band. There'll be more to come soon - I'll post them here when they're online! [b]EDIT:[/b] Our medley of Superstition & Crazy is now online. Check it out! [media]http://vimeo.com/67643640[/media]

Thanks Skol! The guys at Resident Studios did a great job mixing it, and it was all done within strict time constraints. I think it was 2 days of recording, 1 for mixing. We're doing alright for bookings, but we can always do better! That's why we did this demo, and also a live promo video a few months back: https://vimeo.com/66607964

My function band [url="http://www.thewhitekeys.co.uk"]the White Keys[/url] has a new demo online! There are two medleys, which you can listen to in full, or separately. Please listen, and let me know what you think! H [b]1. Disco Medley: ([url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/disco-medley?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]full version[/url])[/b] [color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/spinning-around-kylie-minogue?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue[/url][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/greatest-dancer-chic-2013?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge[/url][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/upside-down-diana-ross-2013?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Upside Down - Diana Ross[/url][/color] [color=#444444] [b]2. Neptunes Medley: ([url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/n?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]full version[/url])[/b][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/like-i-love-you-justin?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake[/url][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/hot-in-here-nelly?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Hot in Herre - Nelly[/url][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/signs-snoop-dogg?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Signs - Snoop Dogg[/url][/color][color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/rock-your-body-justin?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"]Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake[/url][/color] [color=#444444] [url="https://soundcloud.com/thewhitekeys/forget-you?in=thewhitekeys/sets/party-set"][b]3. Forget You - Cee Lo Green[/b][/url][/color]

[quote name='ML94' timestamp='1368478070' post='2077630'] did you audition for a place when you decided to switch? [/quote] I didn't actually - I discussed everything with the course leaders though, and they were already aware of my ability etc.

I started on the Music Production course back in 2006, switched the Popular Music BA after a semester. It was the best academic decision I've ever made. I understand the college was in financial trouble a few years back, and there were rumours of various mergers (I heard Leeds Met, then Bradford Uni) which then fell through. However, the last I heard, they were saved by some very good sponsorship deals - I heard Steinway and Ableton helped them, maybe a few others too? I also heard rumours that the three music undergraduate courses (pop, jazz and classical) were merged into one course - students could then choose modules in these areas. Don't know whether this is actually true, and I can't say which format would be preferable. Anyway, regardless of the way things are working there right now, it'll be a great decision if you do decide to go there. I met some brilliant musicians, many of whom have continued to be great friends and colleagues. The city and the surrounding areas such as Headingley & Hyde Park are very much student-centric, so it's a vibrant place to be (except outside of term time - it's completely dead then!). One final bit of advice: take all the opportunities you can manage. And take the course by the scruff of the neck - it doesn't guarantee anything afterwards. I refer to my BA as the most expensive piece of paper I ever bought. Hope that made some kind of sense.

I bought a really decent guitar off a friend for £50. It's a Westfield Tele copy. Funny thing is, his father-in-law found it in a bin!! ...in retrospect, I've been ripped off.

Just bought a CIJ Jazz from Josh. Great communication throughout, and a great guy to boot. Highly recommended!

[quote name='Ant' timestamp='1367343842' post='2064493'] heard nothing but amazing things about Lee over at [url="http://www.freewebs.com/llaverackguitars/"]http://www.freewebs....averackguitars/[/url] im taking all my basses to him, top guy too. [/quote] I can vouch for Lee Laverack too. He did some work on a couple of my basses back when I lived in Leeds.

Actually recorded this in January, but only got around to finishing the edit last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSEe1pASd_Q&feature=youtu.be

Another reason for my choice: I find bass infinitely more satisfying to play than any other instrument. I can't quite put the feeling into words, but I really feel the difference after long periods of playing guitar, ukulele or piano.

My first instrument was piano for many years. Since I took up bass at the age of 13, that quickly became my primary instrument. I definitely feel more of an affinity with bass, but it's a tough call. Piano has a much greater expressive range. That said, if I really had to stick with only one, I think it would still be bass. I can't fully explain why, but my technical ability probably has something to do with it.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1366100518' post='2048201'] This is a regular in my gospel band set, played it literally hundreds of times, let me say that Huw is making this look easy! Great tone, excellent paying, thanks Huw, inspiring. [/quote] Glad you appreciated it! Thanks so much.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1365883328' post='2045693'] YOU!!! I am pretty sure it was a video of you playing that Precision that made me think for the very first time "hmmm, P basses can sound really good!" And if it weren't you, this video does it again x10. Lovely playing and beautiful tone, thank you for posting this! [/quote] Thanks! I recorded this the same day as well. A favourite of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbEnfSODMA

http://youtu.be/gZehS6m-P9Y Another new one... Got some free time at the moment so I'm just enjoying being able to play!

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' timestamp='1365698527' post='2043191'] Nice one Huw! This is wicked! I really like the other vid you guys have up as well (Mirror Stage). Great stuff! [/quote] Cheers Kevin! Loving your stuff too. Tasteful as f***.